Dipsticks and headers
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Dipsticks and headers
So I have a 71 supreme with a 455. Its had some work done to it. I have installed the larger 1 7/8 Dougs headers and now I'm having trouble with the dipstick. 1. it will be resting on a header tube and 2. getting it pressed into the hole on the block. Any ideas? Saw an earlier post were the guy isn't using a dipstick. It seems I am trying to stuff 10lbs of s*** in a 5lb bag. The entire assembly barely fits in the frame.
#2
I had to very slightly grind a VERY small amount of metal off around the flared section of the tube to get it into my block.Its now a snug fit, but wasnt so tight that i ruined the tube getting it in. If you do the same, perhaps you can bend it slightly so its not against the header.
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Installing dipstick tube with headers
I'm new to headers, but will be installing a set on my project. The headers have a continuous flange, where the exhaust manifold has a notch for the dipstick tube. Do you install the dipstick tube after the headers are installed? Thanks!
Rodney
Rodney
#9
Yes. The real trick is pulling the tube out of the block without breaking it.
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